Normal pattern?

[pssh]

Sorry these are crappy, but do brevs normally have this pattern? I always thought that they had horizontal stripes not diagonal. *This one also has a much pointier nose/snout than the others and it's a lot bigger. It also moves around more and stays closer to the ground.

 

[Trace]

That's because it's not a brevicaudatus. It's most likely a male Rhampholeon temporalis but could tell you for sure if you provide better pics.

The husbandry requirements are vastly different for the two species so you'll have to separate him.

 

[pssh]

Sure thing. I have an extra tub set up anyways. I'll try to post some pictures within the hour. I have to get my camera.

 

[pssh]

Here you go. Sorry for the dirt. Again, he likes to stay lower than the others.

Also, any good caresheets/websites I should look at?

 

[pssh]

anybody? I want to get the care I will need to give this guy settled right away if it indeed is vastly different than Brevs. I've already separated him, but I'm not sure what I really need to be researching yet as I don't have a definative answer about what he really is.

 

[Trace]

Sorry for having a life outside of CF. That's a female Rhampholeon temporalis and yes, this species will be found closer to the ground than the brevicaudatus. The set-up can be the same for both species but the temporalis require lower temperatures and higher humidity than the brevs. Maybe she's dirty because she was or is trying to lay eggs?

 

[pssh]

I wasn't specifically reffering to you, just anyone who knew about them. I didn't want to kill her because of husbandry errors. I don't think she was trying to dig or lay when I picked her up. I had misted an hour or two before and then let some crickets loose and she was hunting on the dirt. If she did lay eggs before I got her out I'm not sure where they would be. She still look kind of plump, but I don't know if they get plump when gravid or if she will just look plump all the time?

 

[Trace]

They are a heavier set pygmy but the females do get much bigger when they are gravid. If you gently palpate her lower abdomen you can feel the presence (or non-presence) of eggs. They are very prolific so the females are usually gravid.

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

What is life outside of CF like? They wont let me out.

 

[Syn]

What is life outside of CF like? They wont let me out.

There's something the outside-people call Sun, but it burns when I look at it.

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

There's something the outside-people call Sun, but it burns when I look at it.

hisssssssssssssssssssssssss!